Carlians Limited

Reference number: 663698

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No longer authorised

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 3 February 2015.

Website, phone number and address

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  • Last known website

    carlians.co.uk

  • Last known phone number

    01483 286000

    Also given by a firm that is no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.

  • Last known address

    208 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6HS, United Kingdom

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  • When carlians.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01483 286000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode KT24 6HS
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • WEST HORSLEY MOTORS Trading name: A name it trades under now.

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • The record is closed
    Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action. The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 April 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
208 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HS, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gavin Paul Harper Director May 1960 22 Apr 1999 3 other companies
Anita Jane Harper Secretary Not published 23 Dec 2004 –

Other companies run by its director

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
3
still active
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£13.3k

−85% from £85.9k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£358k

+43% from £250k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03759512. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Carlians’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gavin Paul Harper took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

3 February 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Stopped being authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1999

22 April 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Carlians

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Carlians. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Carlians

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Leatherhead

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Carlians Limited FCA authorised?
No. Carlians Limited (FRN 663698) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer authorised.
Is Carlians a scam or clone?
Carlians is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.
Is my money safe with Carlians?
Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with Carlians has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Who owns Carlians?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Carlians: Mr Gavin Paul Harper (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Carlians?
Companies House lists one director of Carlians: Gavin Paul Harper.
How long has Carlians been in business?
The company was formed on 22 April 1999.
What do Carlians’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £13.3k (−85% from £85.9k).
Does Carlians use any other names?
It trades as WEST HORSLEY MOTORS.

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